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moonshadow

you know what bugs me?

Mar 26, 2012 12:21

Nobody ever talks about how vampires are short. In fact, they usually talk about how vampires are tall. It goes along with the dark, handsome, brooding thing. The only short vampires I can think of are the creepy child vampires that occasionally crop up (like Anne Rice's Claudia ( Read more... )

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* browngirl March 26 2012, 17:06:56 UTC

No, this is a sensible thing to consider.

I saw a long Highlander fanfic once, that noted how its heroine, who was tall in 1200 BCE, was short in 1985 CE. And I now promise that if I ever write about ancient vampires I will keep this in mind. ;)

Re: * moonshadow April 1 2012, 22:56:48 UTC

"And I now promise that if I ever write about ancient vampires I will keep this in mind. ;)"

Then my entire post was worth it. :)

chienne_folle March 26 2012, 17:08:11 UTC

There's a part in one of the Anita Blake books where she talks about how the old vampires like short, curvy women because 1) They're not so tall themselves, and 2) At the time they were alive, standards of beauty called for curves.

treacle_well March 26 2012, 17:27:14 UTC

Good point. One I never thought of, but it makes me happy that someone is.

moonshadow March 26 2012, 18:58:36 UTC

Wow, those books have a redeeming quality?

I'm kidding. I liked the first six or seven. *grin*

ceelove March 26 2012, 19:43:43 UTC

There's another bit where one of the vampires she meets is pre-historic, pre-human even, and tiny-short.

arachne8x March 26 2012, 18:05:20 UTC

That is a really good point. Now my mind is going in interesting directions.

bluepapercup March 26 2012, 18:41:23 UTC

Hah, I love that you think about this stuff!

Makes sense, though.

As I muse on it, wouldn't NEW vampires be much taller than the ancients who are recruiting them? (If it's that kind of vampire story?) Kinda ruins the whole idea of being loomed over. "Please bend over so I can bite you" Hilarity!

moonshadow March 26 2012, 19:07:52 UTC

OMG, you are totally right and that is hilarious. :)

moonshadow March 26 2012, 19:09:13 UTC

And some vampires would be like, "ONOZE, I am TRADITIONALIST! No turning anyone over 5'5"!"

bluepapercup March 27 2012, 00:13:12 UTC

Ha hah! Hadn't thought of that angle! This is starting to sound like something out of a Pratchett book!

chris_brigham March 28 2012, 00:16:22 UTC

A six foot vampire would have REALLY stood out in the 1700s. I mean, dramatically.
Even one who was 5'9". Direct eye contact and reserved, dissonant social habits make one appear taller.

I mean, in theory.